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[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, The Vestry of the Parish of]
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T able of DEATHS during the Year 1900, in the Lambeth District, classified acccording to D iseases, A ges and L ocalities.
Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics, public institutions being shown as separate localities. | Mortality from all causes, at subjoined ages. | Mortality fromsubjoined causes distinguishing Deaths of Children under Five Years of Age | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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At all ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and uuder 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | ||
Smallpox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croud. | Fevers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhœa and Dysentery. | Rheumatic Fever. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia and Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Influenza. | Injuries. | All other Diseases. | Total. | |||||||||||||
Typhus. | Enteric or Typhoid. | Continued. | Relapsing. | Puerperal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | (i) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
South Western Hospital | 117 | 5 | 56 | 37 | 5 | 14 | ... | Under 5 | ... | 16 | 43 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 61 |
5 upwds. | ... | 4 | 26 | ... | ... | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 56 | ||||||||
Remainder of Brixton | 1075 | 274 | 89 | 23 | 45 | 350 | 294 | Under 5 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 21 | 28 | 24 | ... | 8 | 60 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 202 | 363 |
5 upwds. | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | 82 | 134 | 80 | 37 | 12 | 342 | 712 | ||||||||
Lambeth Old Workhouse Schools | 5 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 |
5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
British Home of Incurables | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | ||||||||
Remainder of Norwood | 388 | 94 | 36 | 17 | 12 | 103 | 126 | Under 5 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 2 | 11 | ... | 2 | 29 | ... | ... | 1 | 73 | 130 |
5 upwds | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 19 | 46 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 133 | 258 | ||||||||
Totals | 5578 | 1350 | 563 | 193 | 225 | 1998 | 1249 | Under 5 | ... | 21 | 63 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 64 | 91 | 150 | ... | 25 | 360 | 12 | 12 | 76 | 1031 | 1913 |
5 upwds | ... | 7 | 45 | ... | ... | 57 | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 462 | 718 | 425 | 134 | 153 | 1617 | 3665 | ||||||||
The subjoined numbers have also to be taken into account in judging of the above records of mortality. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deaths occurring outside the district among persons belonging thereto | 458 | 42 | 76 | 25 | 41 | 209 | 65 | Under 5 | ... | 3 | 32 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ... | 4 | 14 | ... | ... | 3 | 49 | 118 |
5 upwds. | ... | 3 | 8 | ... | ... | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 43 | 15 | 48 | 8 | 34 | 165 | 340 | ||||||||
Deaths occurring within the district among persons not belonging thereto | 606 | 64 | 83 | 56 | 54 | 279 | 70 | Under 5 | ... | 11 | 31 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | ... | 2 | 12 | ... | ... | 16 | 64 | 147 |
5 upwds. | ... | 3 | 16 | ... | ... | 19 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 16 | 37 | 48 | 2 | 55 | 258 | 459 |